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O K L A H O M A E M P L O Y M E N T S E C U R I T Y C O M M I S S I O N
Economic Research & Analysis
…Bringing Oklahoma’s Labor Market to Life!
FOR RELEASE: November 28, 2012
OKLAHOMA EMPLOYMENT REPORT - October 2012
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and county information
Unemployment rates up across many Oklahoma counties for
October
In October, LeFlore County reported the state’s highest county unemployment rate of 9.9 percent. Latimer
County held onto the second highest rate, and McCurtain and Sequoyah counties again tied for the third
highest county rate for the month. The state’s lowest county unemployment rate in October came from Ellis
County. Over the month, county unemployment rates rose in 72 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties.
Highest county unemployment rates* Lowest county unemployment rates*
OCTOBER 2012 Unemp.
rate OCTOBER 2012 Unemp.
rate
LeFlore County 9.9% Ellis County 2.4%
Latimer County 8.8% Dewey County 2.5%
McCurtain County 8.1% Beaver County 2.7%
Sequoyah County 8.1% * Non-seasonally adjusted
* Non-seasonally adjusted
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES by COUNTY – October 2012
0.0% to 5.0%
5.1% to 8.0%
8.1% and above

O K L A H O M A E M P L O Y M E N T S E C U R I T Y C O M M I S S I O N
Economic Research & Analysis
…Bringing Oklahoma’s Labor Market to Life!
FOR RELEASE: November 28, 2012
OKLAHOMA EMPLOYMENT REPORT - October 2012
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and county information
Unemployment rates up across many Oklahoma counties for
October
In October, LeFlore County reported the state’s highest county unemployment rate of 9.9 percent. Latimer
County held onto the second highest rate, and McCurtain and Sequoyah counties again tied for the third
highest county rate for the month. The state’s lowest county unemployment rate in October came from Ellis
County. Over the month, county unemployment rates rose in 72 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties.
Highest county unemployment rates* Lowest county unemployment rates*
OCTOBER 2012 Unemp.
rate OCTOBER 2012 Unemp.
rate
LeFlore County 9.9% Ellis County 2.4%
Latimer County 8.8% Dewey County 2.5%
McCurtain County 8.1% Beaver County 2.7%
Sequoyah County 8.1% * Non-seasonally adjusted
* Non-seasonally adjusted
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES by COUNTY – October 2012
0.0% to 5.0%
5.1% to 8.0%
8.1% and above